The Last Airbender

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Produced by M. Night Shyamalan
Frank Marshall
Kathleen Kennedy
Sam Mercer
Scott Aversano
Written by M. Night Shyamalan
(Screenplay)
Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
(Original Story)
Starring Noah Ringer
Nicola Peltz
Jackson Rathbone
Dev Patel
Shaun Toub
Aasif Mandvi
Cliff Curtis
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography Andrew Lesnie
Editing by Conrad Buff
Studio Nickelodeon Movies
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Blinding Edge Pictures
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) July 2, 2010
Country United States
Language English
Budget $110,000,000[1]
The Last Airbender is an upcoming American action-adventure fantasy
film scheduled to be released on July 2, 2010.[2] It is a live-action
film adaptation based on the first season of the animated television
series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. The first of a planned trilogy, it
will be produced by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies.[3] The
series, influenced by Asian art, mythology and various martial arts
fighting styles, was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan
Konietzko, and was adapted by M. Night Shyamalan, who will also direct
and produce the film. Other producers include Frank Marshall, Kathleen
Kennedy, Sam Mercer and Scott Aversano. Filming began in mid-March
2009; the movie will be released in both traditional two-dimensional
projectors, as well as in 3D.[4][2][5]
The film stars Noah Ringer as Aang, a reluctant hero who prefers
adventure over his job as the Avatar. Aang and his friends, Katara and
Sokka, journey to the North Pole to find a Waterbending master to
teach Aang and Katara the secrets of the craft. At the same time, Fire
Lord Ozai, the current Fire Lord of the Fire Nation, is waging a
seemingly endless war against the Earth Kingdom, the Water Tribes, and
the already vanquished Air Nomads. The film also stars Nicola Peltz,
Jackson Rathbone, and Dev Patel.